IT minister: "I will be telling Google..."

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's recent removal of certain apps, including popular matrimonial services, from the Play Store..

IT and Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw emphasized that India's thriving..

Minister Vaishnaw has scheduled a meeting next week with representatives from both Google and the affected. app developers. to find a solution..

"I will be telling Google...Our entrepreneurial energy...startups, look at the whole startup India programme, 10 years back we had practically nothing and today we have more than 1,00,000 startups, more than 100 unicorns...this is something...the energy of our youth, the energy of our entrepreneurs, energy of our talented people that has to be channelised fully well, it cannot be left to the policies of any big tech," Vaishnaw said.. Apps delisted..

This action follows Google's decision to delist apps from 10 Indian companies, accusing them of avoiding service fees on the Play Store platform..